Paollo missed the shot.

* PRE-MATCH PREDICTIONS

After many seasons of struggling to stay in the league or just standing in the middle group, Thanh Hoa Club is flourishing under the skillful leadership of Coach Velizar Popov. Thanks to the right reinforcements, along with the disciplined playing style "molded" by a strategist with a rich personality and understanding of Southeast Asian football like Mr. Popov, Thanh Hoa team has gone straight to the top of the table. The impressive point in Thanh Hoa Club's playing style is the diverse transformation.

If in the first 5 rounds, Bruno Cunha and his teammates accumulated points thanks to a solid defense (1 goal conceded after 5 matches), then in the last 2 matches, Mr. Popov's students scored 9 goals against their opponents. Flexible playing style thanks to speed and systematic counter-attacking ability helps Thanh Hoa Club to deal with teams playing deep defense, but also strong enough to stand firm against strong attacks. The away team will be a huge challenge for HAGL. Coach Kiatisak's club is still unstable when introducing a young squad after saying goodbye to a series of main players. The advantage for HAGL in the match against Thanh Hoa Club is the home field of Pleiku, where Tran Minh Vuong and his teammates are very difficult to defeat.

HAGL has home field advantage

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Tran Minh Vuong (left) and HAGL Club face a big challenge when facing Thanh Hoa Club

On May 20, Nam Dinh FC will face Hai Phong FC at 6 p.m., recreating the match in the preliminary round of the 2023 National Cup. At the same time, at 6 p.m. on May 20, SLNA will face Ha Tinh FC at Vinh Stadium. At 7:15 p.m. on May 20, Viettel FC will return home to face Binh Dinh FC, having won only one match since the start of the tournament. On May 21, Binh Duong FC will visit Khanh Hoa FC at 5 p.m., while Ho Chi Minh City FC will face Hanoi Police FC at 7:15 p.m.

At 7:15 p.m. on May 22, second-placed Hanoi returned to their home field to welcome Da Nang FC - the team currently ranked 13th. The defeat against Binh Dinh FC in round 7 before the V-League took a break to make way for the 32nd SEA Games was a heavy blow to the ambitions of the capital team. Combined with Van Quyet's 8-match suspension, Hanoi FC led by coach Bozidar Bandovic needs to demonstrate the mettle of the defending champion. In Hanoi FC's favor, Da Nang FC is in a slump with a very young and inexperienced squad. 3 points are hard to escape from the home team at Hang Day Stadium.

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